Employment Councilman of the City of Cartagena, Javier Herrero, today introduced the Professional Guidance Manual and Agenda for the Job Search tools, has launched the Local Development Agency and Employment in order to give both guidance professionals and the unemployed, some guidelines that provide the skills necessary to do a job, increasing independence in both job search and in the subsequent maintenance.
As said Javier Herrero, the job search process involves the development of a series of strategies aimed at achieving a proper job as possible to the personal and professional characteristics of the person who seeks Him.
It is important to address this task, it is sometimes daunting, with the hope and the assurance that, if it continues, sooner or later ends up giving the desired results.
According to Councilman Job, these initiatives are necessary in times of crisis like the present where we see an increase in unemployment.
Currently, there are 10,125 unemployed in Cartagena (to September 30, 2008) compared to the 9,000 it had in August, comes mainly from the construction sector.
In this sense, the Career Guidance Program for Employment and Self-Employment Assistance (OREC), targeting the unemployed and supported by the Employment Service and Training, is conducting personalized attention to the incorporation of workers to companies that will work on the expansion of Repsol in the Valley of tailings.
Shuffle figures ranging from 5,500 workers in the areas of greatest job in the construction of the refinery and the 2,500 in less work being provided for the addition of 1,700 employees immediately for the start of works.
OPEA Program aims to support asset to the inclusion of approximately 1,000 people are registered with the Employment Office of Cartagena.
Began in July 2008 and end on March 31, 2009.
During this time he made some individual tutorials in which user guide and develop a training schedule and insert agreed to facilitate access to the labor market.
Another goal is to help users to develop a business plan to promote self-employment.
Precisely through this program are implemented tools such as those presented today, an agenda and a manual with an eminently practical, tailored to the reality of the person is using, with tips, recommendations throughout the process selective in their book-style formats, CD-ROM, CD-card.
The Professional Guidance Manual includes a first part intended for the description of concepts and methodology on Guidance, the resources deployed throughout the counseling process, self-knowledge, prior and fundamental to decision making and the terms attitude, aptitude, self-motivation ". all used frequently, but often confused.
On the other hand, displayed the necessary tools to actively search for employment, both paid employment to self-employment, where to turn for employment, types of resume, cover letter, the selection process Analysis of the job, different types of tests used, professional testing, selection interviews, self-employment, the business plan, features of different legal forms, programs to work in Europe such as Leonardo, Youth in Action, Eurodysee, etc., types of contracts in the event that the decision is hiring employees.
With regard to Agenda for Job Search synthesized describes more what to do to find and successfully find a job, a list of addresses and websites of interest placement agencies and job boards, employment agencies, offices Local Development and Employment Guidance Centers, etc., the other two parts of the Agenda for Job Search are the Europass and calendar appointments.
The Europass is the European curriculum model, increasingly used, in which data can be included in the various areas: Personal, desired employment, work experience, education and training and, once completed, you can upload to the Internet through a direct link to the official website of the Europass.
The Book of quotations, in turn, raises the possibility of going machining data for appointments and interviews carried out with the companies, indicating the job description and contact information.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena